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Seaborne trade - capacity of container ships 2017

Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2017 (in million dwt)

The data shows the capacity of the world container ship fleet from 1980 through 2017. In 2017, the world merchant container ship fleet had a capacity of around 246 million metric tons deadweight. As of January 2016, there were 5,239 container ships in the world's merchant fleet.

1980	11
1985	20
1990	26
1995	44
2000	64
2005	98
2010	169
2015	228
2016	244
2017	246

Seaborne trade - capacity of container ships 2017

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